- A Ford Mustang Mach-E has reportedly traveled 569.64 miles on a single charge.
- The crossover wasn’t stock as it was equipped with smaller 18-inch wheels wrapped in low-rolling resistance tires.
Bridgestone and Webfleet are claiming to have set a new Guinness World Record for the “longest journey by an electric car on a single charge.” In particular, they’re saying a team traveled 569.64 miles (916.74 km) in a Ford Mustang Mach-E.
This reportedly beat the previous record of 563.97 miles (907.62 km), but Guinness World Records disagrees as their website lists the “Greatest distance by electric vehicle, single charge (non-solar)” as 1,599.27 miles (2,573.79 km). That record was set by a car named the muc022 in 2023, but it wasn’t a production EV. Instead, it was “built by 70 students in 2 years and modified by 10 students for an additional year.”
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Getting back to the ‘record,’ it was set by a team that consisted of drivers Kevin Booker and Sam Clarke as well as co-pilot Richard Parker. Bridgestone said their run was “meticulously documented with independently verified video footage, odometer readings, GPS, and battery level data from Webfleet.”
The company went on to say the team used a Ford Mach-E Premium Extended Range RWD, which has a 91 kWh battery as well as a WLTP range of 373 miles (600 km). That’s far less than the 569.64 miles (916.74 km) traveled, but the crossover was apparently equipped with low-rolling resistance tires from Bridgestone. Furthermore, the standard 19-inch wheels on the Mach-E Premium were swapped out for smaller 18-inchers.
While the crossover wasn’t stock, Bridgestone said the team averaged “6.25 miles per kilowatt hour (kWh) on public roads throughout Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire.” The record was set over 24 hours and reportedly included a “mix of urban and rural roads to emulate real-world driving conditions.”